WO2017078359A1 - Electronic apparatus, remote control apparatus, contorl method thereof, and electronic system - Google Patents

Electronic apparatus, remote control apparatus, contorl method thereof, and electronic system Download PDF

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WO2017078359A1
WO2017078359A1 PCT/KR2016/012424 KR2016012424W WO2017078359A1 WO 2017078359 A1 WO2017078359 A1 WO 2017078359A1 KR 2016012424 W KR2016012424 W KR 2016012424W WO 2017078359 A1 WO2017078359 A1 WO 2017078359A1
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Kyung-Hee Jung
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  • Apparatuses and methods of the disclosure relate generally to an electronic apparatus, a remote control apparatus, a control method thereof, and an electronic system, and for example, to an electronic apparatus, a remote control apparatus, a control method thereof, and an electronic system capable of controlling a plurality of apparatuses.
  • a universal remote controller that may control a plurality of apparatuses has been developed.
  • a process of setting control code sets of the electronic apparatuses is required. That is, a user must input the control code sets one by one in order to use the universal remote controller.
  • Example embodiments of the present disclosure address the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above.
  • the present disclosure provides an electronic apparatus, a remote control apparatus, a control method thereof, and an electronic system capable of automatically determining an apparatus from among a plurality of apparatuses to be controlled.
  • an electronic apparatus includes: a storage storing control code sets corresponding to each of a display apparatus and one or more external electronic apparatuses providing contents to the display apparatus; a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with the display apparatus and a remote control apparatus; and a processor configured to determine a source apparatus, providing content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses, and to control the communication circuitry to transmit a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus.
  • the processor may receive information on the apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus from the display apparatus, and determine the source apparatus based on the received information.
  • the communication circuitry of the communicator may perform communication with the one or more external electronic apparatuses, and the processor may transmit a content provided from any one of the one or more external electronic apparatuses to the display apparatus and determine that the external electronic apparatus providing the content is the source apparatus.
  • the processor may transmit a control code set corresponding to the changed source apparatus to the remote control apparatus.
  • the processor may receive the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus from an external server and store the received control code set in the storage.
  • a remote control apparatus includes: a user interface including a plurality of buttons; a storage storing control code sets corresponding to each of a display apparatus and one or more external electronic apparatuses providing contents to the display apparatus therein; a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a main apparatus, communicating with the display apparatus, of the one or more external electronic apparatuses; and a processor configured to automatically detect a control code set corresponding to a source apparatus providing a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus and to map the detected control code set to the plurality of buttons, when information on the source apparatus of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses is received from the main apparatus.
  • the processor may transmit a signal requesting the main apparatus to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the main apparatus, map a control code set received from the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons, and store the control code set in the storage.
  • the remote control apparatus may include a first button configured to receive a user command for mapping a control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • the remote control apparatus may further include a second button configured to receive a user command for returning to a button mapping state immediately before the first button is pressing-manipulated, after the first button is pressing-manipulated.
  • an electronic system includes: an electronic apparatus configured to store control code sets corresponding to each of a display apparatus and one or more external electronic apparatuses providing contents to the display apparatus therein, to determine a source apparatus providing a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, and to transmit a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to a remote control apparatus; and the remote control apparatus including a plurality of buttons, and configured to automatically map the control code set to the plurality of buttons when the control code set is received from the electronic apparatus.
  • a method of controlling an electronic apparatus storing control code sets corresponding to each of a display apparatus and one or more external electronic apparatuses providing contents to the display apparatus includes: determining a source apparatus, providing a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatus; and transmitting a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to a remote control apparatus.
  • information on the apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus may be received from the display apparatus, and the source apparatus may be determined on the basis of the received information.
  • the determining of the source apparatus may include: transmitting a content provided from any one of the one or more external electronic apparatuses to the display apparatus; and determining that the external electronic apparatus providing the content is the source apparatus.
  • a control code set corresponding to the changed source apparatus may be transmitted to the remote control apparatus.
  • the method of controlling an electronic apparatus may further include receiving the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus from an external server and storing the received control code set in the storage, when the source apparatus is determined.
  • a method of controlling a remote control apparatus including a plurality of buttons and storing control code sets corresponding to each of a display apparatus and one or more external electronic apparatuses providing contents to the display apparatus therein includes: receiving information on a source apparatus, providing a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses, from a main apparatus, communicating with the display apparatus, of the one or more external electronic apparatuses; automatically detecting a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus; and mapping the detected control code set to the plurality of buttons.
  • the method of controlling a remote control apparatus may further include transmitting a signal requesting a main apparatus to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus in the example in which the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus is not stored in a storage, wherein in the mapping of the detected control code set, a control code set received from the main apparatus is mapped to the plurality of buttons.
  • the method of controlling a remote control apparatus may further include: receiving a pressing manipulation input of a first button; and mapping a control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • the method of controlling a remote control apparatus may further include: receiving a pressing manipulation input of a second button after the first button is pressing-manipulated; and returning to a button mapping state immediately before the first button is pressing-manipulated.
  • an apparatus to be controlled of the plurality of apparatuses may be automatically determined by the electronic apparatus, and the determined apparatus may be controlled by the remote control apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example electronic system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating example components of an example electronic apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating example components of the electronic apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2A;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating example components of a remote control apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating example components of an electronic system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating example components of an electronic system according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an example operation in the case of inputting a preset user command using a remote control apparatus
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an example of a case in which the number of contents that are currently displayed is plural;
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example method of determining a source apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating example operations of a remote control apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 9A is a sequence diagram illustrating example operations of an electronic system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9B is a sequence diagram illustrating example operations of an electronic system according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example control method of an electronic apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example control method of a remote control apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a modified example of the present disclosure.
  • first”, “second”, and the like, used in the present disclosure may be used in order to distinguish various components from each other regardless of a sequence or importance of the respective components. Therefore, a sequence or importance of corresponding components is not limited by these expressions.
  • a first component may be named a second component and the second component may also be similarly named the first component, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • any component for example, a first component
  • another component for example, a second component
  • any component is directly coupled to another component or is indirectly coupled to another component through the other component (for example, a third component).
  • any component for example, a first component
  • the other component for example, a third component
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example electronic system 1000 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the electronic system 1000 includes an electronic apparatus 100, a remote control apparatus 200, a display apparatus 10, and external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may be implemented by various types of apparatuses providing a content to the display apparatus 10 such as, for example, and without limitation, a set-top box, or the like.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may be implemented by a mounting type apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may perform communication with the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may provide a content to the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may request the display apparatus 10 to transmit information on a source apparatus providing a content, and receive the information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may perform communication with the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also receive a control command for controlling the electronic apparatus 100 from the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also perform communication with the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus 10. For example, the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that any one of the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 is the source apparatus. The electronic apparatus 100 may also determine that one of the electronic apparatus 100 and the display apparatus 10 is the source apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that the electronic apparatus 100 is the source apparatus. In the example in which the display apparatus 10 display a content through a broadcasting base station, or the like, the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that the display apparatus 10 is the source apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the control code set may be stored in the electronic apparatus 100 or be received from an external server to the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may be implemented by various types of apparatuses that may transmit control commands.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may be a dedicated remote controller of the electronic apparatus 100, a universal remote controller, a smart phone, or the like, but is not limited thereto.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may be an apparatus that may control various kinds of apparatuses.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may be an apparatus that may interwork with the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may wirelessly transmit the control commands to the electronic apparatus 100, the display apparatus 10, and the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may generate and transmit control commands to correspond to apparatuses to be controlled.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may include, for example, and without limitation, a direction key button, a touch pad, and the like.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may generate various control commands using the direction key button, the touch pad, and other buttons.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive the information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus 10 from the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may store control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus 10 and the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 providing contents to the display apparatus 10 therein.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may also receive only the information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus 10 from the electronic apparatus 100. In addition, the remote control apparatus 200 may automatically detect the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus.
  • the information on the source apparatus may include a product name, a serial number, a manufacturer, and the like.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may also receive the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus from the electronic apparatus 100. In this example, the remote control apparatus 200 may use the control code set received from the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to a plurality of buttons provided by the remote control apparatus. When a user manipulates at least one of the plurality of buttons, the remote control apparatus 200 may transmit a control command for controlling the source apparatus based on the mapped control code set.
  • the display apparatus 10 may be implemented by various types of apparatuses having a display function, such as, for example, and without limitation, a monitor, a television (TV), a kiosk, and the like.
  • the display apparatus 10 may be implemented by a mounting type apparatus.
  • the display apparatus 10 may perform communication with the electronic apparatus 100, the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2, the remote control apparatus 200, and the like.
  • the display apparatus 10 may receive a signal requesting the display apparatus 10 to transmit the information on the source apparatus providing the content from the electronic apparatus 100, and transmit the corresponding information to the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the display apparatus 10 may receive the control command from the remote control apparatus 200, and perform an operation corresponding to the control command.
  • the display apparatus 10 may directly receive contents from a broadcasting base station, and the like, and display the received contents.
  • the display apparatus 10 may also receive contents from at least one of the electronic apparatus 100 and the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2.
  • the display apparatus 10 may display at least one of the received contents.
  • the display apparatus 10 may determine the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed. For example, the display apparatus 10 may receive contents from each of a digital versatile disk (DVD) apparatus and a desktop computer. The display apparatus 10 may display one of a plurality of contents under a control of the user, and determine the source apparatus providing the displayed content.
  • DVD digital versatile disk
  • the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 may be broadcasting receiving apparatuses such as set-top boxes, or the like.
  • the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 may be DVD players, or the like, and are not limited as long as they may provide contents to the display apparatus 10.
  • the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 may be directly connected to the display apparatus 10 to provide the contents to the display apparatus 10.
  • the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 may also provide the contents to the display apparatus 10 through the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may provide only a content that will be displayed on the display apparatus 10 to the display apparatus 10. Therefore, the electronic apparatus 100 may directly determine the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit a plurality of contents provided from the external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 to the display apparatus 10.
  • the display apparatus 10 may also display only any one of the plurality of contents.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 requests the display apparatus 10 to transmit information on a source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 determines the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus 10, and transmits the information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive the information on the source apparatus to control the source apparatus without performing a manipulation selecting any one of a plurality of apparatuses.
  • FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating example components of an electronic apparatus 100 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 includes a storage 110, a communicator (e.g., including communication circuitry) 120, and a processor (e.g., including processing circuitry) 130.
  • a communicator e.g., including communication circuitry
  • a processor e.g., including processing circuitry
  • the storage 110 stores various data such as an operating system (O/S) software module for driving the electronic apparatus 100, and the like, therein.
  • O/S operating system
  • control code set may refer, for example, to a set of information on each button of the remote control apparatus 200 and signal information (for example, waveforms) generated when each button is selected.
  • the communicator 120 uses various communication circuitry to perform communication with the display apparatus and the remote control apparatus. In addition, the communicator 120 may also perform communication with the one or more external electronic apparatuses to receive a content.
  • the communicator 120 may use various communication circuitry to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the communication circuitry of the communicator 120 may perform communication with the display apparatus, the one or more external electronic apparatuses, and the remote control apparatus 200 through various communication schemes such as a Bluetooth (BT) scheme, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) scheme, a wireless fidelity (WIFI) scheme, a Zigbee scheme, an infrared (IR) scheme, a serial interface scheme, a universal serial bus (USB) scheme, a near field communication (NFC) scheme, and the like.
  • BT Bluetooth
  • BLE Bluetooth low energy
  • WIFI wireless fidelity
  • IR infrared
  • serial interface scheme a serial interface scheme
  • USB universal serial bus
  • NFC near field communication
  • an NFC chip may refer, for example, to a chip including circuitry operated in the NFC scheme using a band of 13.56MHz among various radio frequency identification (RFID) frequency bands such as 135kHz, 13.56MHz, 433MHz, 860 to 960MHz, 2.45GHz, and the like.
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • various connection information such as a service set identifier (SSID), a session key, and the like, is first transmitted and received, communication is connected using the connection information, and various information may then be transmitted and received.
  • a wireless communication chip may refer, for example, to a chip including circuitry performing communication depending on various communication protocols such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Zigbee, 3rd generation (3G), 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP), long term evolution (LTE), and the like.
  • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • 3G 3rd generation
  • 3GPP 3rd generation partnership project
  • LTE long term evolution
  • a first communicator including circuitry for performing communication with the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses and a second communicator (not illustrated) including circuitry for performing communication with the remote control apparatus 200 may also be separately implemented in other example embodiments.
  • communication schemes of the first communicator and the second communicator may be the same as or similar to each other or be different from each other.
  • the processor 130 generally controls an operation of the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the processor 130 may decide whether or not a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus is present. When it is decided that the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus is not present, the processor 130 may transmit information on the electronic apparatus 100 to the remote control apparatus 200. In this example, the remote control apparatus 200 controls the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the processor 130 may determine a source apparatus, providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses. For example, the processor 130 may determine the source apparatus by receiving information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus from the display apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may transmit a content provided from any one of the one or more external electronic apparatuses to the display apparatus, and may determine that the external electronic apparatus providing the content is a source apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may request the display apparatus to transmit information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed.
  • the processor 130 may receive the information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus from the display apparatus, and determine the source apparatus on the basis of the received information.
  • the processor 130 may transmit a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the processor 130 may also transmit only information on the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may store information on whether or not the remote control apparatus 200 stores a plurality of control code sets therein, and the processor 130 may determine information that will be transmitted to the remote control apparatus 200 based on the stored information.
  • the processor 130 may transmit only the information on the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200. In the example in which the remote control apparatus 200 does not store the plurality of control code sets therein, the processor 130 may transmit the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the processor 130 may transmit a control code set corresponding to the changed source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the processor 130 may transmit a control code set corresponding to the set-top box to the remote control apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may also transmit information on the set-top box to the remote control apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may also determine the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus at a preset time interval, and transmit information on the determined source apparatus or a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may also perform an operation of determining the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus. For example, in the example in which a control command for any apparatus is transmitted from the remote control apparatus 200, the processor 130 may also perform an operation of sensing the control command and determining the source apparatus.
  • the processor 130 may receive the control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses from an external server, and store the received control code sets in the storage 110.
  • the processor 130 may also receive the control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses from each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses, and store the received control code sets in the storage 110.
  • the processor 130 may receive a control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus from the external server and store the received control code set in the storage 110.
  • the processor 130 may also receive a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus from the external server at a preset time interval.
  • the processor 130 may also receive a control code set corresponding to a new apparatus from the external server.
  • FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating example components of the electronic apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2A. A detailed description for components overlapped with components illustrated in FIG. 2A among components illustrated in FIG. 2B will be omitted.
  • the processor 130 includes a random access memory (RAM) 131, a read only memory (ROM) 132, a main central processing unit (CPU) 133, first to n-th interfaces 134-1 to 134-n, and a bus 135.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read only memory
  • CPU main central processing unit
  • the RAM 131, the ROM 132, the main CPU 133, the first to n-th interfaces 134-1 to 134-n, and the like, may be connected to one another through the bus 135.
  • the first to n-th interfaces 134-1 to 134-n are connected to the various components described above.
  • One of the interfaces may also be a network interface connected to the display apparatus or the one or more external electronic apparatuses through a network.
  • the main CPU 133 accesses the storage 110 to perform booting using an O/S stored in the storage 110.
  • the main CPU 110 performs various operations using various programs, contents, data, and the like, stored in the storage 160.
  • An instruction set for booting a system, or the like, is stored in the ROM 132.
  • the main CPU 133 may copy the O/S stored in the storage 110 to the RAM 132 depending on an instruction stored in the ROM 131, and execute the O/S to boot the system.
  • the main CPU 133 copies various programs stored in the storage 110 to the RAM 131, and executes the programs copied to the RAM 131 to perform various operations.
  • the storage 110 stores various data such as the O/S software module for driving the electronic apparatus 100 and various contents therein.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating example components of a remote control apparatus 200 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 includes a user interface 210, a storage 220, a communicator (e.g., including communication circuitry) 230, and a processor 240.
  • a communicator e.g., including communication circuitry
  • the user interface 210 may include various interface circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, a plurality of buttons, and receive various user interactions.
  • the user interface 210 may include circuitry such as a plurality of physical buttons or a plurality of soft buttons.
  • the user interface 210 may include circuitry including a joystick, a touch pad, or the like.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may be implemented by a touch-based terminal, and the user interface 210 may also be implemented in a touch screen form forming a layer structure together with a touch pad.
  • the user interface 210 may be used as a display.
  • the storage 220 stores various data such as an O/S software module for driving the remote control apparatus 200, and the like, therein.
  • the storage 220 stores control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses providing the content to the display apparatus therein.
  • the storage 220 stores a control code set corresponding to a main apparatus, communicating with the display apparatus, of the one or more external electronic apparatuses, therein.
  • the storage 220 may also store only any one of the plurality of control code sets described above therein.
  • the storage 220 may also store only a control code set corresponding to a source apparatus providing a content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus therein.
  • the storage 220 may store the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus and a control code set corresponding to a preset electronic apparatus therein.
  • the preset electronic apparatus will be described below.
  • the communicator 230 may include various communication circuitry that performs communication with the display apparatus, the electronic apparatus 100, and the one or more external electronic apparatuses.
  • the communicator 230 may include circuitry configured to perform communication with the electronic apparatus 100 to receive information on the source apparatus currently providing the content to the display apparatus.
  • the communication circuitry of the communicator 230 may transmit a control command generated based on the information on the source apparatus to the source apparatus.
  • the communication circuitry of the communicator 230 may perform communication with the display apparatus, the electronic apparatus 100, and the one or more external electronic apparatuses through various communication schemes such as a Bluetooth (BT) scheme, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) scheme, a wireless fidelity (WIFI) scheme, a Zigbee scheme, an infrared (IR) scheme, a serial interface scheme, a universal serial bus (USB) scheme, a near field communication (NFC) scheme, and the like.
  • BT Bluetooth
  • BLE Bluetooth low energy
  • WIFI wireless fidelity
  • IR infrared
  • serial interface scheme a serial interface scheme
  • USB universal serial bus
  • NFC near field communication
  • a first communicator (not illustrated) performing communication with the electronic apparatus 100 and a second communicator (not illustrated) performing communication with the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses may also be separately implemented in other example embodiments.
  • communication schemes of the first communicator and the second communicator may be the same as or similar to each other or be different from each other.
  • the processor 240 generally controls an operation of the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the processor 240 may automatically detect a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus.
  • the processor 240 may detect the control code set, corresponding to the source apparatus, of the control code sets stored in the storage 220.
  • the information on the source apparatus may include, for example, a product name, a serial number, a manufacturer, and the like, of the source apparatus.
  • the main apparatus may be an apparatus, performing communication with the display apparatus and directly performing communication with the remote control apparatus 200, of the one or more external electronic apparatuses.
  • the processor 240 may also receive the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus from the main apparatus. In this case, the processor 240 may not perform an operation of detecting the control code set.
  • the processor 240 may map the detected control code set to a plurality of buttons. For example, in the example in which a control code set corresponding to the DVD apparatus is mapped to the plurality of buttons, the remote control apparatus 200 may control the DVD apparatus.
  • the processor 240 may also directly control one of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses depending on a kind of control code sets.
  • the processor 240 may transmit a signal requesting the main apparatus to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the main apparatus, map the control code set received from the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons, and store the control code set in the storage 220.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may include a first button receiving a user command for mapping the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • the processor 240 may map the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons. That is, the user may press the first button to change the control code set of the remote control apparatus 200 so as to control the main apparatus.
  • the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus may be stored in the storage 220, and may be stored separately from control code sets corresponding to other apparatuses.
  • the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus may also be received from the main apparatus.
  • the processor 240 may transmit a signal requesting the main apparatus to transmit the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the main apparatus.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus from the main apparatus, and map the received control code set to the plurality of buttons.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may further include a second button receiving a user command for returning to a button mapping state immediately before the first button is pressing-manipulated, after the first button is pressing-manipulated.
  • the processor 240 may again map the control code set corresponding to the DVD apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • a control code set of the main apparatus immediately before being mapped may be stored in the storage 220.
  • the control code set of the main apparatus immediately before being mapped may also be received from the main apparatus.
  • the processor 240 may transmit a signal requesting the main apparatus to transmit the control code set of the main apparatus immediately before being mapped to the main apparatus.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive the control code set of the main apparatus immediately before being mapped from the main apparatus, and map the received control code set to the plurality of buttons.
  • first button and the second button are different buttons.
  • the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the display apparatus or other electronic apparatuses may also be controlled through the input of the first button. Mapping between the input of the first button and an apparatus to be controlled may also be set by the user.
  • the processor 240 may receive the control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses from the electronic apparatus 100, and store the received control code sets in the storage 220.
  • the processor 240 may also receive control code sets corresponding to a plurality of apparatuses from the external server, and store the received control code sets in the storage 220.
  • the processor 240 may generate a control command for controlling the source apparatus depending on a user command, and transmit the generated control command.
  • FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating example components of an electronic system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the display apparatus 10 may be connected to the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 as well as the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the display apparatus 10 may receive contents from the electronic apparatus 100 and the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2. For example, even in the example in which all of a plurality of apparatuses are operated to provide the respective contents to the display apparatus 10, the display apparatus 10 may display only any one of the plurality of contents that are received.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may receive the information on the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed from the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may request the display apparatus 10 to transmit the information on the source apparatus, and receive the information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus 10.
  • the display apparatus 10 may also transmit the information on the source apparatus to the electronic apparatus 100 at a preset time interval.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit the information on the source apparatus or the control code set for the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200, and the remote control apparatus 200 may map the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to a plurality of buttons to control the source apparatus.
  • FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating example components of an example electronic system according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the display apparatus 10 may be connected to the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may be connected to the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may receive contents from the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2. For example, even in the example in which both of the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 are operated to provide the respective contents to the electronic apparatus 100, the electronic apparatus 100 may provide only any one of the plurality of contents that are received to the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also transmit information on a source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200 without receiving the information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine the source apparatus by deciding, for example, at which input port a content, provided to the display apparatus 10 through an output port, of a plurality of contents input to input ports is received.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also provide all of the plurality of contents that are received to the display apparatus 10.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may receive the information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus 10 and transmit the information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200, as illustrated in FIG. 4A.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also provide a content directly received from the external server, or the like, to the display apparatus 10.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may include an infrared (IR) transmitter, and may transmit an infrared signal to the source apparatus to directly control the source apparatus.
  • IR infrared
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may also transmit a control command to the electronic apparatus 100 in the case in which the electronic system is configured as illustrated in FIG. 4B.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may also transmit the received control command to the source apparatus to control the source apparatus.
  • external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 are illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • external electronic apparatuses may also be connected to the display apparatus 10 by the number of external electronic apparatuses that may be connected to the display apparatus 10 in terms of hardware.
  • External electronic apparatuses may also be connected to the electronic apparatus 100 by the number of external electronic apparatuses that may be connected to the electronic apparatus 100 in terms of hardware.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an example operation in the case of inputting a preset user command using a remote control apparatus 200.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may include general buttons and special buttons.
  • the general buttons are buttons for controlling the source apparatus, and the special buttons are button for controlling a preset apparatus.
  • the general buttons may be used after the remote control apparatus receives the information on the source apparatus and maps a control code set to the plurality of buttons, and generate different control commands depending on a kind of the control code set.
  • the special buttons are buttons that are irrelevant to the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus. For example, even though the control code set mapped to the plurality of buttons is changed due to a change of the source apparatus from the DVD apparatus to the set-top box, a new control code set is not mapped to the special buttons.
  • the display apparatus 10 may receive a content from any one source apparatus and display the received content. For example, when a general button 510 of the remote control apparatus 200 is manipulated, the remote control apparatus 200 transmits a control command corresponding to the source apparatus. For example, although a plurality of apparatuses may receive the control command, only the source apparatus may be operated depending on the control command.
  • a channel may be changed from Channel No. 7 to Channel No. 8, as illustrated in, for example, FIG. 5A.
  • this is only an example, and different operations may also be performed depending on general buttons manipulated in the source apparatus and the remote control apparatuses 200.
  • a function provided by a preset apparatus may be displayed.
  • the preset apparatus may be the electronic apparatus 100, and the electronic apparatus 100 may control the display apparatus 10 to display a screen for determining a content that will be displayed on the display apparatus 10 depending on an input of the first special button 520. Therefore, the display apparatus 10 may display a screen for determining a content that will be displayed by focusing on a connecting method of the source apparatus providing the content, before the first special button 520 is manipulated.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map a control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • the control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus may be stored in the storage 220.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may also transmit a signal requesting the electronic apparatus 100 to transmit the control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus to the electronic apparatus 100. Therefore, after the first special button 520 is manipulated, the source apparatus is not controlled, and only the preset apparatus may be controlled.
  • the display apparatus 10 may return, for example, to a state before the function provided by the preset apparatus is displayed.
  • the preset apparatus may be the electronic apparatus 100, and the electronic apparatus 100 may control the display apparatus 10 to display a content that was displayed before the first special button 520 is input, depending on an input of the second special button 530.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus before the control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus is mapped to the plurality of buttons.
  • the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus before the first special button 520 is manipulated may be stored in the storage 220.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may transmit a signal requesting the electronic apparatus 100 to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus before the first special button 520 is manipulated to the electronic apparatus 100.
  • first special button 520 and the second special button 530 are separate buttons
  • the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the first special button 520 and the second special button 530 may also be the same button.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may also not separately include the special button.
  • the special button for example, in the case in which a plurality of general buttons of the remote control apparatus 200 are simultaneously manipulated, the same operation as that of the special button described above may also be configured to be performed.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 is the preset apparatus
  • the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the preset apparatus may also be the display apparatus 10 or the external electronic apparatus 20-1.
  • the preset apparatus may be set by the user.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an example of a case in which the number of contents that are currently displayed is plural.
  • the electronic system may include a plurality of display apparatuses 10-1 and 10-2.
  • the plurality of display apparatuses 10-1 and 10-2 may receive contents from different source apparatuses, respectively, to display different images.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may provide information on a source apparatus providing a content to a display apparatus, having a higher priority, of the plurality of display apparatuses 10-1 and 10-2, to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • Priorities may be preset by the user. The priorities may also be determined depending on times in which the display apparatuses are turned on. The priorities may also be determined on the basis of distances between the display apparatuses and the remote control apparatus 200.
  • a display apparatus 10 may also receive contents from a plurality of source apparatuses to display a plurality of contents.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may provide information on a source apparatus, having a higher priority, of a plurality of source apparatuses, to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • Priorities may be preset by the user. Alternatively, the priorities may also be determined depending on times in which the source apparatuses provide the contents to the display apparatus 10.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example determining method of a source apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 decides whether or not the display apparatus displays a content (S710). For example, the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit a signal inquiring whether or not the content is displayed to the display apparatus. In the example in which the electronic apparatus 100 directly provides the content to the display apparatus, the electronic apparatus 100 may directly decide whether or not the content is displayed.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that the electronic apparatus 100 is the source apparatus (S720). In this example, the remote control apparatus 200 controls the electronic apparatus 100.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may decide whether or not the displayed content is provided from another apparatus (S730). For example, the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit a signal inquiring by which apparatus the content is provided to the display apparatus. Alternatively, in the case in which the electronic apparatus 100 directly provides the content to the display apparatus, the electronic apparatus 100 may not transmit an inquiry signal.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that the display apparatus is the source apparatus (S740). For example, the electronic apparatus 100 may decide that the display apparatus directly receives the content from a broadcasting base station, or the like, and displays the received content. In this example, the remote control apparatus 200 controls the display apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine that the apparatus providing the content is the source apparatus (S750).
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may transmit information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200 (S760).
  • the information on the source apparatus may include a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus as well as a manufacturer, a product name, and a serial number of the source apparatus.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating example operations of a remote control apparatus 200 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive information on the source apparatus from the electronic apparatus 100 (S810).
  • the information on the source apparatus may include a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus as well as a manufacturer, a product name, and a serial number of the source apparatus.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to a plurality of buttons (S820).
  • the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus may be received from the electronic apparatus 100 or be stored in the storage 220 of the remote control apparatus 200.
  • buttons specially provided in order to control a preset apparatus are buttons for always controlling only the preset apparatus regardless of an apparatus currently controlled by the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may receive a button input (S830).
  • the button input may be a button input for controlling the source apparatus.
  • the button input may be a button input for controlling the preset apparatus using the special buttons.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may generate a control command corresponding to the button input based on the control code set (S840), and transmit the generated control command (S850).
  • the control code set may be a control code set corresponding to the source apparatus.
  • the control code set may be a control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus.
  • the control code set corresponding to the preset apparatus may be mapped to the plurality of buttons including the special buttons.
  • FIG. 9A is a sequence diagram illustrating example operations of an electronic system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 determines the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus (S910). For example, the electronic apparatus 100 stores control code sets corresponding to each of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses providing the content to the display apparatus therein.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine the source apparatus by receiving information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus. In the example in which the electronic apparatus 100 provides one content to the display apparatus, the electronic apparatus 100 may also directly determine the information on the source apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 transmits the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200 (S920).
  • the control code set may be stored in the electronic apparatus 100 or be received from the external server.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 includes the plurality of buttons, and when the remote control apparatus 200 receives the control code set from the electronic apparatus 100, the remote control apparatus 200 may automatically map the received control code set to the plurality of buttons (S930). The remote control apparatus 200 may control the source apparatus using the plurality buttons to which the control code set is mapped.
  • FIG. 9B is a sequence diagram illustrating example operations of an electronic system according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9A An example in which the electronic apparatus 100 stores the control code sets therein and transmits the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200 has been described in FIG. 9A.
  • FIG. 9B is a diagram for describing operations in the example in which the remote control apparatus 200 stores a plurality of control code sets therein.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 determines the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus (S940).
  • the electronic apparatus 100 may determine the source apparatus by receiving information on the source apparatus from the display apparatus or may directly determine the source apparatus.
  • the electronic apparatus 100 transmits the information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200 (S950).
  • the information on the source apparatus may not include the control code set.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may automatically detect the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus (S960).
  • the control code set may be stored in the electronic apparatus 100 or be received from an external server.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map the detected control code set to the plurality of buttons to control the source apparatus (S970).
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example control method of an electronic apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses, is determined (S1010). Then, the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus is transmitted to the remote control apparatus (S1020).
  • the information on the apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus may be received from the display apparatus, and the source apparatus may be determined on the basis of the received information.
  • S1010 may include transmitting a content provided from any one of the one or more external electronic apparatuses to the display apparatus; and determining that the external electronic apparatus providing the content is the source apparatus.
  • a control code set corresponding to the changed source apparatus may be transmitted to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the method of controlling an electronic apparatus may further include receiving the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus from the external server and storing the received control code set in the storage, when the source apparatus is determined.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example control method of a remote control apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • control method of a remote control apparatus further includes transmitting a signal requesting the main apparatus to transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus in the case in which the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus is not stored in the storage, and in S1130, the control code set received from the main apparatus may be mapped to the plurality of buttons.
  • control method of a remote control apparatus may further include receiving a pressing manipulation input of the first button and mapping the control code set corresponding to the main apparatus to the plurality of buttons.
  • control method of a remote control apparatus may further include receiving a pressing manipulation input of the second button after the first button is pressing-manipulated and returning to a button mapping state immediately before the first button is pressing-manipulated.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a modified example of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates that the display apparatus 10 and the electronic apparatus may be implemented integrally with each other.
  • the electronic apparatus may be one component in the display apparatus 10.
  • the display apparatus 10 may perform communication with the one or more external electronic apparatuses 20-1 and 20-2 and the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the display apparatus 10 may directly determine the source apparatus providing the content that is currently displayed, and transmit the information on the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200. For example, the display apparatus 10 may also transmit the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the remote control apparatus 200.
  • the remote control apparatus 200 may map the control code set corresponding to the source apparatus to the plurality of buttons, and control the source apparatus.
  • an apparatus to be controlled of the plurality of apparatuses may be automatically determined by the electronic apparatus, and the determined apparatus may be controlled by the remote control apparatus.
  • the method of controlling an electronic apparatus may be implemented by program codes that may be executed in a computer and be provided in the respective servers or apparatuses so as to be executed by a processor in a state in which it is stored in various non-transitory computer-readable media.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium in which a program may sequentially perform determining the source apparatus, providing the content that is currently displayed on the display apparatus, of the display apparatus and the one or more external electronic apparatuses and transmitting the control code set corresponding to the determined source apparatus to the remote control apparatus is stored may be provided.
  • the non-transitory computer-readable medium may refer, for example, to a medium that semi-permanently stores data therein and is readable by a device.
  • various applications or programs described above may be stored and provided in the non-transitory computer-readable medium such as a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a hard disk, a Blu-ray disk, a universal serial bus (USB), a memory card, a read only memory (ROM), or the like.

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